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2025 NCAA

Posted by Waldo on May 22, 2025, 8:20 am

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Posted by Anyone else? on May 22, 2025, 8:18 pm, in reply to "2025 NCAA "

Surprised that Illinois was 5th? I was thinking top ten was more likely but was caught a little off guard that Illinois was 5th highest.

Indiana is also doing pretty good based on population. Illinois population is about double that of Indiana.

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Posted by @Waldo on May 22, 2025, 8:46 am, in reply to "2025 NCAA "

The "sunbelt" states are still pretty dominant. I think it's just the reps they get year-round.

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Posted by Ask our Overlords on May 22, 2025, 12:14 pm, in reply to "Re: 2025 NCAA "

Great use case for a large language model... Dumped the image in and asked for an evaluation of which states are under/over performing based on population:

Over-performing:
1. Nebraska (4.1/M)
2. Georgia (8.6)
3. California (7.2)
4. Hawaii (6.7)
5. Delaware (6.6)

Under-performing:
1. Maine (0)
1t. Vermont (0)
3. Maryland (0.9)
4. New York (1.7)
5. New Jersey (1.5)

Illinois came in at 4.1, just about national average - but better than Texas (3.99).

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Posted by Correction on May 23, 2025, 10:34 am, in reply to "Re: 2025 NCAA "

I mistyped the Nebraska figure. It is indeed the most over performing state, but the number is ~12 per million residents.

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Posted by @Ask on May 22, 2025, 5:34 pm, in reply to "Re: 2025 NCAA "

Well done and appreciated.

With its small population and many in-state players, I'm guessing Nebraska is riding the Jordy Bahl talent train.

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Posted by @@ASK on May 23, 2025, 8:56 am, in reply to "Re: 2025 NCAA "

this Nebraska team - Jordy may help elevate softball in Nebraska for generations to come, as Oklahoma has done for it's state.

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Posted by Maybe on May 22, 2025, 11:11 am, in reply to "Re: 2025 NCAA "

It’s related to population.